STAFF LISTING Lindsey Forden, Director of Development | [email protected] 609.258.6544 Brannan Osburn Berman, Director of Individual Giving | [email protected] 609.258.6548 Gail Campanella, Development Operations Manager | [email protected] 609.258.9654 Dana Lopatin, Donor Benefits Associate | [email protected] 609.258.6543 Kelsey Mulholland, Development Associate, Institutional Giving | [email protected] 609.258.4646 PHOTO CREDITS CONTACT US Inside Front Cover (l-r) Greg Wood and Mahira Kakkar in Skylight, Photo credit: T. McCarter Theatre Center Charles Erickson; P.2 Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg, Photo credit: Matt 91 University Place Pilsner; P.2 Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann, Photo credit: Matt Princeton, NJ 08540 Pilsner; P.2 Presented Series Director Bill Lockwood, Photo credit: Matt Pilsner; P.3 (l-r) 609.258.6544 Sierra Boggess and Andrew Veenstra in The Age of Innocence, Photo credit: T. 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Charles Erickson; mccarter.org P.5 Mahira Kakkar in Skylight, Photo credit: T Charles Erickson; P.6 Momix, Photo credit: Courtesy of Artists; P.7 Jan Lisiecki, Photo credit: Christoph Koestlin; P.7 Midori, Photo credit: Timothy Greenfield Sanders; P.7 Jordi Savall & Le Concert des Nations facebook.com/mccartertheatre performing Ofrena Musical, Photo credit: Toni Penarroya; P.8 Mark Morris Dance Group, Photo credit: Mat Hayward; P.8 Mark Morris Dance Group, Photo credit: Prudence instagram.com/mccartertheatre Upton; P.8 BalletX, Photo credit: Courtesy of the artists; P.8 Bollywood Boulevard, SHORT TRIM Photo credit: Anne Whitman Photography; P.9 Momix – Men’s Poles, Photo credit: Eddy twitter.com/mccarter Fernandez; P.9 Cecile McLorin Salvant, Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist; P.9 Ste- phen Crump of Vijar Iyer Sextet, Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist; P.9 Vijar Iyer Sextet, Photo credit: Lynn Harty; P.9 Bill Charlap Trio, Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist; P.10 Summer Camp – Musical Theatre – MATILA Performance, Photo credit: Brad Resnick; P.10 Summer Camp – Musical Theatre – MATILA Performance, Photo credit: Brad Resnick; P.11 2019 Post-Show Discussion, Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist; P.11 2019 McCarter Block Party, Photo credit: Tom Miller; P.11 Cast of Early Decision, by Adam Gwon in reading of The Migration Plays, Photo credit: Frank Wojciechowski; P.11 Panelists during the post-show discussion of The Migration Plays, Photo credit: Frank Wojciechowski; P.13 Cast members of POTUS in the Spotlight Festival, Photo credit: Frank Wojciechowski; P.13 The cast of Our Dear Dead Druglord, part of McCarter’s Spotlight Festival, rehearsing, Photo credit: Kim Ilkowski; P.14 The cast of The Connec- tor, Photo credit: Ryan Bourque; P.14 Questlove, Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist; P.14 Students perform in the Princeton Dance Festival, Photo credit: Larry Levanti; P.14 Cast of Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts’ The Odyssey, Photo credit: Larry Levanti; P.14 Students performing in the Princeton Dance Festival, Photo credit: Larry Levanti; P.15 (Back row, l-r): Liam Gibbs (Literary), Gabrielle Boettner, (Engagement), Shawna M. James (Directing/Producing), (Middle row, l-r) Savannah Deal (Production), Natalia Byrdak (Development), (Front row, l-r) Tyler Osgood (Education/Stage Manage- ment), Alexandra Kostis (Stage Management), Sherry Wu (Costume), Travon White-Sams (Company Management), Alexandra Daniels (Education) and Cory Dunn (Directing/Pro- ducing), Photo credit: Tom Miller; P.16 A Christmas Carol Sensory Friendly Performance audience members with cast members of A Christmas Carol, Photo credit: Tom Miller P. 18 Leslie Odom Jr., Photo Credit: Courtesy of the artist; P. 20 Isaac Mizrahi, Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist Contents Leadership at McCarter 2 Theater Series 3 Presented Series 6 Education 10 Engagement 11 Spotlight On: Sensory-Friendly Performances and Access to the Arts 12 The McCarter LAB 13 McCarter and Princeton University 14 Professional Development and Volunteerism 15 Gala Angel Item Supporters and Gala Table Support 16 Audited Financial Statements 17 Institutional Giving 18 Individual Giving 19 Board of Trustees 20 McCarter’s mission is to create world-class theater and present the finest performing artists for the engagement, education, and entertainment of our community. We are committed to: • Sharing stimulating, diverse and provocative stories; • Working at the intersection of art and scholarship; • Making the arts accessible to a broad range of audiences. An independent, nonprofit regional theater, we live in the heart of the Princeton University Arts District and provide educational programming in Princeton, Trenton and throughout (l-r) Greg Wood and Mahira Kakkar in Skylight. central New Jersey. Leadership at McCarter Emily Mann has served as Artistic Director and Resident Playwright since 1990. Her leadership has earned McCarter two Tony Awards©: one for Outstanding Regional Theater in 1994 and one for Best New Play for Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike in 2013. Early in 2019, Mann announced her decision to retire following the 2019-2020 Season. This final season, titled ‘Signature Emily,’ will reflect her abiding interest in giving voice to Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann the stories of women, minorities, and those whose voices are less often heard on the American stage. The 2018-2019 season marked Michael S. Rosenberg’s first official year as Managing Director of McCarter. Rosenberg comes to McCarter following a successful tenure as Managing Director of the La Jolla Playhouse in California and several years working in the New York theater world. Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg Bill Lockwood has curated McCarter’s Presented Series for 56 years, and continues to delight and surprise our audiences. His reputation for identifying promising new artists and programming some of the world’s greatest performers is unparalleled. Special Programming Director Bill Lockwood 2 Theater Series “McCarter is my cornerstone for connecting with the arts.” – McCarter patron 161 performances 6 productions 2 world premieres 70,669 audience members (l-r) Sierra Boggess and Andrew Veenstra in The Age of Innocence Theater Series McCarter Theatre Center produces a five-play Theater Series each season, in addition to our annual holiday production of A Christmas Carol. Under the direction of Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann, McCarter has produced more than 50 world premiere productions and continues to attract the nation’s finest established and emerging playwrights, actors, directors, and designers. The Age of Innocence The cast of The Age of Innocence By Edith Wharton Adapted for the stage by Douglas McGrath Directed by Dough Hughes In association with Hartford Stage September 7 - October 7, 2018 When is it wrong to love someone? Is love the highest ideal, or is kindness, and a sense of duty to each other, even greater than love? These are the questions asked by Edith Wharton in her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Set in New York in the Gilded Age, The Age of Innocence is both ravishingly romantic and heartbreakingly unsentimental. Detroit ‘67 (l-r) Johnny Ramey & Will Cobbs in Detroit ‘67 By Dominique Morisseau Directed by Jade King Carroll In association with Hartford Stage October 9 – 28, 2018 It’s the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed after-hours joint out of their basement—risky business—especially during a brutal police crackdown that has set off riots throughout the city. When Lank offers refuge to a mysterious stranger, he and Chelle clash. Pent-up emotions erupt, and they must navigate the chaos both outside and within. Sponsored by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Founda- tion The Niceties (l-r) Jordan Boatman &Lisa Banes By Eleanor Burgess in The Niceties Directed by Kimberly Senior World Premiere Production January 11 – February 10, 2019 They’re both liberal. They’re both women. They’re both brilliant. But very quickly, discussions of grammar and Google turn to race and reputation. And before they know it, they’re in dangerous territory, facing stunning implications that can’t be undone. The Washington Post hails it as “scintillating,” adding that it’s “one of the best plays about who gets to tell the story of America, and how.” 4 2018/19 ANNUAL REPORT A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Adapted by David Thompson Directed by Adam Immerwhar December 4 – 29, 2018 Sponsored by The ensemble of A Christmas Carol Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy (l-r) Brad Oscar and Shay Vawn in The Gods of Comedy Directed by Amanda Dehnert March 12 – 31, 2019 World Premiere Production A young woman calls on the gods of Ancient Greece to save her love life—but it’s not the gods of love who show up to help… McCarter favorite Ken Ludwig (Baskerville, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express) is back with a hilariously divine new play filled with madcap mayhem, a touch of romance, and lots of laughs. Sponsored by Hospitality Sponsor: Residence Inn Marriott Skylight By David Hare Directed by Emily Mann Former lovers unexpectedly reunite years after the end of their passionate affair. Intimate conversations about their past—and present—turn explosive and the two question if they can ever be together again. Experience David Hare’s award-winning master- piece on impossible love.